Lord(e)Po)))ts: Sputnik Favourite Rapper Census

Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.26.22	No doubt this will be painful
Ryus 05.26.22	basic but cant lie its MF DOOM
ghostalgeist 05.26.22	jason mraz
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.26.22	@ryus there’s basic and then there is just good common sense, picking doom is the latter
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.26.22	It feels right to kick this off with dooom and doom beside each other
Slex 05.26.22	Andre or Big Pun maybe
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.26.22	Pick one
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.26.22	I’d advise picking Andre over Big Pun personally I’m assuming you mean Andre 3000 not Nickatina
rockarollacola 05.26.22	Honestly, it's probably DMX. About the only hip hop artist I listen to by choice.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.26.22	Well it was a good run while it lasted
Sinternet 05.26.22	take the yeat pill
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.26.22	Are you putting yourself down for yeat sint
Sinternet 05.26.22	thats my twizzy fr
Vercetti 05.26.22	EMINƎM
Slex 05.26.22	Okay yeah i will go Andre 3000
fogza 05.26.22	i think all the serious dudes are going to be covered in this so i'm going to vote for Mase
Pikazilla 05.26.22	Nujabes, although that might not count
FR33L0RD 05.26.22	Eminem, my fave.
IsisScript80 05.26.22	Again, these "favourite ever" things can only come down to how I feel on the day... basically impossible but right now, fuck it, I'll go with GZA.
Avagantamos 05.26.22	spaceghostpurrp
JKing92 05.26.22	Eminem
Slex 05.26.22	GZA is a very valid choice tbh, I almost went with Ghostface myself
Havey 05.26.22	ruben slikk
Pon 05.26.22	Pharoahe Monch
theBoneyKing 05.26.22	so hard to choose
DavidYowi 05.26.22	Posdnous from De La Soul
EphemeralEternity 05.26.22	Big Punisher but mainly for his looks
Slex 05.26.22	Still a good answer
someone 05.26.22	vIPER
CrisStyles 05.26.22	Andre 3000
GhandhiLion 05.26.22	Pharoahe Monch, Bob Dylan, Rakim hard to choose
Josh D. 05.26.22	Asher Roth
Shemson 05.26.22	At the moment probably Daveed Diggs
evilford 05.26.22	Andre 3000 probably
Uzumaki 05.26.22	Notorious B.I.G
DadKungFu 05.26.22	GZA
WeepingBanana 05.26.22	Bun B
LeddSledd 05.26.22	Tom MacDonald
SharkTooth 05.26.22	Really difficult these days, lotsa good artists out there. At the moment it's either JID, Masta Ace, or Denzel Curry.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.26.22	Y’all fuckin pick ONE
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.26.22	Anyone who lists more than one from now is going on the list for yelawolf
bludngorevidal 05.26.22	2Pac. No question.
Trebor. 05.26.22	GZA
Coolishtiger 05.26.22	Such a tough question. I guess I'll go with MF DOOM (notorious b.i.g and kendrick lamar right behind).
pjquinones747 05.26.22	Tough one. Was Mick Jenkins for a while and was Kendrick for a while. Currently probably Denzel but MF DOOM always holds a special place in my heart as well.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.26.22	Pick one or u get yelawolf
CottonSalad 05.26.22	Black Thought - ask me again later
pjquinones747 05.26.22	Going with Denzel for now
alamo 05.26.22	lana del rey
SlothcoreSam 05.26.22	Sage Francis
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.26.22	Shocked this hasn’t just been kendrick 500 times
pjquinones747 05.26.22	I like to think most of us went through our biggest Kendrick phase after TPAB and it ended sometime after DAMN.
wwf 05.26.22	Probs Little Simz
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.26.22	Tell that to the mr morale threads pj
pjquinones747 05.26.22	kendrick stays high up for me but DAMN & MMBS arent as unforgettable as the last three consecutive Denzel records.
pjquinones747 05.26.22	aint no way i am sifting through those threads again though
Shemson 05.26.22	I feel like Kendrick makes a lot of peoples favourite rap albums without necessarily being their favourite rapper. He’s one of the best story tellers and has some of the all time best beats but is his flow/voice the best ever?
naughtcturnal 05.26.22	Lil Ugly Mane
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.26.22	“ He’s one of the best story tellers and has some of the all time best beats” Hell no
DikkoZinner 05.26.22	Sean Price
Drifter 05.26.22	pac of course u know me
granitenotebook 05.26.22	andre
Dedes 05.26.22	Andre 3000. Definitely rough pick with GZA and Cee Lo for me but everything from SPCM to stankonia is unstoppable
Storm In A Teacup 05.26.22	Having a favorite rapper is racist.
anarchistfish 05.26.22	denzel curry but he's not even an amazing rapper
SharkTooth 05.26.22	Fuck it I'm picking Shaquille o'neal
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.26.22	At least you saved yourself from yelawolf
Toad 05.26.22	stripping away production skills and stuff like that, ka
DominionMM1 05.26.22	macho man randy savage
benkim 05.26.22	The comments here..
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.26.22	updated. look at this absolute mess you fucking losers have made
Emim 05.26.22	Atmosphere Or Shaq
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.26.22	pick one or you get lil dicky
Storm In A Teacup 05.27.22	Nas
Storm In A Teacup 05.27.22	Potsy you sure know how to be threatening
Faraudo 05.27.22	No one voting for Kendrick is the most predictably Sputnik thing I could possibly imagine lmao.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	Literally how, he’s like the most popular rapper on the site
Mort. 05.27.22	viper the rapper
Trundle 05.27.22	Big L
Emim 05.27.22	If you put me under Lil Dick Boi I'll burn this website to the ground.
Emim 05.27.22	Atmosphere, final answer.
pizzamachine 05.27.22	Taylor Swift
evilford 05.27.22	Shaq hahaha
Slex 05.27.22	I considered saying Big L tbh
ReiniEden 05.27.22	Eyedea is my favorite rapper of all time, but my favorite rapper alive is Kristoff Krane.
rockarollacola 05.27.22	Wait, did DMX throw the list off or Jason Mraz?
Dewinged 05.27.22	Vanilla Ice people, c'mon
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	Ppl itt ironically bringing up shaq as if SHAQ DIESEL doesn’t SLIPPIDY DIPPITY SLAP
AlexKzillion 05.27.22	ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh well kendrick just dropped a dud sooooooo........ Andre 3000
AlexKzillion 05.27.22	"Ppl itt ironically bringing up shaq as if SHAQ DIESEL doesn’t SLIPPIDY DIPPITY SLAP" hahahahaha I go through phases where i spin tf out of your giant hip hop playlist you dropped here years ago and im always utterly perplexed when a song from that comes up
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	😂😂😂😂😂 Speaking of which I’ve been adding new stuff to that lately. No more Shaq tho
bgillesp 05.27.22	Not gonna pretend rap is my specialty but I’m shocked to see that I’ll be the first to go with Kendrick. But Black Thought and Mos Def would probably be my next picks
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	You should pick one of those instead
Snake. 05.27.22	danny brown
RadioSuicide 05.27.22	lol this site kendrick
notagenius 05.27.22	EPMD!!
JayEnder 05.27.22	DOOM ez
Slex 05.27.22	I am stunned nobody has said Earl yet tbh
Ecnalzen 05.27.22	Hmmm.... This is a toughie... I love Lupe Fiasco but he is pre damn inconsistent. The Roots are pre friggin great. OC is also super awesome... Hrmmm.... 'If you put me under Lil Dick Boi I'll burn this website to the ground' lol
Deez 05.27.22	Even though I havent Listened to him in ages it HAS to be B.I.G just over doom with Big Juss and Breeze Brewin close behind
R4zor3dge 05.27.22	MF DOOM
kevbogz 05.27.22	no lil b? SMH
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	so 5 people so far have thought they would be really clever and original on sputnikmusic to list someone who is not a rapper and i have taken the creative liberty of choosing their rapper for them and will continue to do so for the next 30 original and clever people to do the same
JayEnder 05.27.22	Earl is a legend too yeah. Him or DOOM are my tops but I'm picking DOOM for the sake of the list
Ecnalzen 05.27.22	I have decided on OC for my favorite MC
AlexKzillion 05.27.22	"I am stunned nobody has said Earl yet tbh" Completely forgot him damn... def up there tho
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	@ecnalzen i was really hoping you would go with "the roots" for your favourite rapper
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	so we now have several of the worst rappers of all time due to a select few peoples inability to behave and needing to be punished, several highly doubtable meme picks, one producer, and two duos for sputniks favourite rapper round up great work team
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	my favourite rapper is emcee wu-tang clan
Koris 05.27.22	MF DOOM for me
Koris 05.27.22	Also, what's Mase doing on here? (lookin' at you Fog)
tellah 05.27.22	Denzel Curry, MF DOOM, Freddie Gibbs, Nas, Jedi Mind Tricks, Hasan, Aesop Rock, Infectious Organisms
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	thats eight fucking items and multiple of them are several people holy fuck
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	"Also, what's Mase doing on here?" i started regretting this at DMX bro XD
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	tellah im picking "jedi mind tricks" out of those as your favourite rapper
Koris 05.27.22	Can't wait for Machine Gun Kelly to show up
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	MGK? we are beyond memes. im now prepping to be unironically hit with "my favourite rapper is DJ Premier"
tellah 05.27.22	thanks I love you
kevbogz 05.27.22	a favorite rap producer might help ease the confusion (tho there really shouldn't be any lol)
AlexKzillion 05.27.22	Might sound sorta stupid, especially as someone who just voted him... but I think Andre benefits a ton in these sort of discussions due to having Big Boi. Like think about it, the large majority of rappers have to write 2-3+ verses per song. Andre does usually one verse per Outkast song (if at all). Every Andre verse is the hardest shit ever because anything that's even slightly less than that simply gets left on the cutting room floor, and just about nobody else who seriously gets put into these discussions has that luxury.
Ecnalzen 05.27.22	Oh geez, it is favorite rapper as in singular isn't it? lol
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	😂😂😂
Ecnalzen 05.27.22	lol, at least I chose correctly, even if it was by accident. Thanks for just being one dude, OC!
AlexKzillion 05.27.22	Like would Andre really be my fave rapper if he had the verse output of most other rappers is my question? Cause that's like the tie breaker... dude has zero bad verses because he just doesn't have the time I guess wheras Kendrick/Doom/Earl/whoever is far more likely to do something I find meh cause there's just way more material
pizzamachine 05.27.22	Fuck it, Eminem is my fav
JayEnder 05.27.22	ALL CAPS POTSY ALL CAPS
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	Sorry pizza you are being punished
notagenius 05.27.22	Gosh, that's strict, if I had to pick one it would be Erick Sermon. But I don't really listen to his solo stuff. I really don't have any particular solo rapper as a favorite. Let's keep it that way. My favorite rapper is a hip hop duo. idc
pizzamachine 05.27.22	Whip me hard 😸
BaselineOOO 05.27.22	Eminem and Nas, rest are cool but irrelevant. Andre 3000, MF DOOM and Lamar are great but their songs have the charisma of a used napkin.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	@notagenius 😂😂 I respect it It was a good pick anyway, I have been listening to EPMD all day today Also Erick Sermons debut “No Pressure” is great
Relinquished 05.27.22	ngl mc dalek
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	😂😂 goddammit
BaselineOOO 05.27.22	Why did you lie about my favorite rapper? Do you want me to report your activity? I hardly know who you are, but it seems that you think you're being funny or something.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	Can’t pick just one, I pick for you, thems the breaks sweaty 💅
fogza 05.27.22	"Also, what's Mase doing on here? (lookin' at you Fog)" Idc what anyone says harlem world was a blast back in the day 😂
BaselineOOO 05.27.22	Alright then, Nas is my favorite rapper.
DANcore 05.27.22	Wu Tang Clan is my favorite. He has all the good raps
DANcore 05.27.22	But fr, put me down for Prodigy thun
deathschool 05.27.22	Andre 3000
Hyperion1001 05.27.22	it’s lil ugly mane for me.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	If someone says Imani from Pharcyde they will have my eternal respect
Mort. 05.27.22	viper is a bit of a meme choice but also i genuinely enjoy his music and dont listen to much hip-hop but when i do i listen to viper. it just ended up this way gza or the guys from cannibal ox were my non meme choices but its been years since ive listened to genuine hip hop
Jasdevi087 05.27.22	billy woods i guess? i had a friend in high school who thought atmosphere was a dude too lmao
Relinquished 05.27.22	“ 😂😂 goddammit “ hahaha yeaaaa bro
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	@mort Vast Aire would be a good pick
Get Low 05.27.22	Nujabes
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	Welcome to the idiot club
Relinquished 05.27.22	lmao yo I’m not wrong but u could change it to Will Brooks if ya want
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	That’s ok I’m honestly living for this rn
pjquinones747 05.27.22	Hell yeah 47
Drifter 05.27.22	"Eminem and Nas, rest are cool but irrelevant. Andre 3000, MF DOOM and Lamar are great but their songs have the charisma of a used napkin." im going to kill myself
Pheromone 05.27.22	thom yorke
FadedSun 05.27.22	"Nujabes" He's a producer haha DOOM for me
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	Yes he most certainly is
FadedSun 05.27.22	Dig your Kool Keith pick, Pots. Love his albums with L'Orange.
Colton 05.27.22	Young Thug
Feather 05.27.22	Ying Yang Twins
notagenius 05.27.22	I want to update my entry. Please move me to Big L.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	RIP EPMD 😢
hesperus 05.27.22	Daveed Diggs
luci 05.27.22	azealia banks
Emim 05.27.22	Atmosphere": Emim's favourite rapper is "Atmosphere" Go fuck yourself
TheTripP 05.27.22	LUM all day
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	😂😂😂😂 Emim
ArsMoriendi 05.27.22	I don’t listen to any rappers lmao but I feel left out so I’m gonna be white as fuck and say Beck Oh god I already regret this
Egarran 05.27.22	What no Q-tip? He is my ignorant white guy choice
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	@ars usually when people put down artists that are definitively not rappers to be clever and funny I choose something super embarrassing for them but honestly unironically choosing Beck is sufficient punishment on its own so I’ll grant it
notagenius 05.27.22	EPMD is still my favorite hip hop group. I ignored freestyle yesterday. Big L is my favorite freestyle rapper also the goat.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	Big L is a goat for sure. And this is gonna sound awful but hear me out here… but he is one of those rappers whose career benefited from their untimely death immortalizing them as a legend in that he never had a chance to put out a bunch of terrible albums like most 90s rappers did in the late 90s and 00s. And even still, The Big Picture is vastly worse than Lifestylez of da Poo. I don’t think he would be as big of a part of the discussion if he was still around today.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	2pac on the other hand sucked to begin with so I don’t really have an explanation for that one 😂
anarchistfish 05.27.22	Eminem had the best flow no doubt
notagenius 05.27.22	^^ More than that, it was only after his death that he gained real popularity. Also not quite convincing to question his consistency by The Big Picture, we have no idea where that album came from who worked on that. It probably should have been a record filled with songs like Ebonics. He left the mainstream label after the debut. If he accepted putting out craps, then why didn't he stay with Columbia. Also I simply don't think Lifestylez should have been his best record, that one is not perfect. You say he died early so he didn't have a chance to release craps, I say it left him no chance to set a perfect and better one.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	“ Eminem had the best flow no doubt ” Jesus fucking Christ
alamo 05.27.22	rip eminem
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	“ Also I simply don't think Lifestylez should have been his best record, that one is not perfect. You say he died early so he didn't have a chance to release craps, I say it left him no chance to set a perfect and better one.” The landscape of hip hop got real ugly a few years after that. And big picture came out in 2000 and was not good. Name one artist who originated in the 80s or 90s whose magnum opus came in the 2000s or later? I would say the chances of big l having released a better album than lifestylez are near zero.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	Sure, perhaps big picture could have been a better album. But based off of my knowledge of hip hop history my best educated guess is that even with complete control it still wouldn’t have been as good as lifestylez and neither would anything else after it
Storm In A Teacup 05.27.22	In response to Potsy in terms of reaching critical acclaim again in a later era of their career, can I wonder aloud about Nas fitting that bill, because of the whole Grammy win etc in last couple years?
Storm In A Teacup 05.27.22	I figured the debut album would pop up when I googled “Nas’ most critically acclaimed album” but it was actually the Untitled album.
Storm In A Teacup 05.27.22	And I don’t think Nas recently had a magnum opus compared to his debut or his actually best album, Distant Relatives, but the success he has found currently is better than we would have guessed he could reach again.
Keyblade 05.27.22	"Name one artist who originated in the 80s or 90s whose magnum opus came in the 2000s or later?" Jay-Z on this subject tho, I wanna say Big L is my favorite rapper but I can't really because he doesn't have the body of work. so I'll go with Cam'ron
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	Jay z has no magnum opus and is terrible
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	That’s an interesting point storm but I guess it depends what metric you want to use. I don’t think you’ll find anyone amongst the hip hop community touting anything other than illmatic as nas’s magnum opus so perhaps mainstream critical success isn’t the most ideal metric
notagenius 05.27.22	In the 2000s, commercial business was too overwhelming. Even the success of Outkast and Missy Elliott can only be described as commercial. Not in terms of the quality of their work.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	Also even though it makes me feel dirty humouring the Jay-z comment, blueprint is certainly not unanimously touted as his magnum opus by any means as reasonable doubt exists
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	“ In the 2000s, commercial business was too overwhelming. Even the success of Outkast and Missy Elliott can only be described as commercial. Not in terms of the quality of their work” Agreed. I think the conversation has to be more in terms of the hip hop community rather than the industry
JohnnyoftheWell 05.27.22	Lmfao @6 can't remember if tentenko has ever rapped, but you know who imma back here
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	“ on this subject tho, I wanna say Big L is my favorite rapper but I can't really because he doesn't have the body of work. “ This brings up a facet of the conversation that always tripped me up. “Favourite rapper” is so singular. It took me a long time to settle because I like many for different things. If you take production skills into account it’s a different answer. If you take legacy into account it’s different again. If it’s a group it’s different. So many angles. For instance, Buckshot is one of my favourite rappers for giving me my favourite hip hop album of all time and one of my favourite singles of all time as well as being responsible for bringing several of my other favourite groups into the spotlight so that’s where legacy is important. But I only really like one or two of his albums… most of his stuff after enta da stage is not good, and I don’t think he’s a particularly amazing rapper, he was just perfect for that album and he deserves a lot more credit than he gets for reviving east coast hip hop. Similar for slum village. I don’t have a favourite rapper in that group they just work as a whole to be GOAT. Realizing Kool keith was my favourite rapper is a recent revelation because he has an incredible legacy, unmistakable voice and sound, unique flow and aesthetic, works with some of the most iconic producers out there, is responsible for numerous of the best styles of hip hop, has worked with artists bridging the entire hip hop compass east to west to south, and he has an actual fuckton of good music that transcends the typical “these years were bad for hip hop and these were good” thing. He’s basically just great from every angle. Bruh basically has a magnum opus PER ALIAS
Keyblade 05.27.22	I think its a 50/50 split on the consensus between Blueprint and RD. I'd personally give it to Black Album but I sympathize with team BP lol
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	“ can't remember if tentenko has ever rapped, but you know who imma back here” Myss Keta?
JohnnyoftheWell 05.27.22	okay si giusto AVANTI
granitenotebook 05.27.22	my rationale for picking fav rapper is: "who do i want to hear rapping the most"/"which rapper would i be most excited to hear on a feature". i see it as similar to "best guitarist" etc. voice is just an instrument imo. it's a little different from "best artist" which is where i think a lot of people get mixed up. i.e. picking ye as your favorite rapper shows that you either don't know shit about rap or you misunderstood the question (or, more likely, both)
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.27.22	I feel u
Storm In A Teacup 05.28.22	People loved the newer Nas albums so I’m thinking my points might be relevant both in the hip hop community and commercially. Certainly have a better case than the inevitable Colton and Young Thug bs. Which I’m surprised isn’t here yet. You deleting his comments Potsy? 😎
notagenius 05.28.22	I should emphasize that I love Big L's freestyle recordings, that's when he really glowed. And I wouldn't say L is my favorite rapper (because I don't have one), but I'm sure he's my favorite freestyle rapper
Storm In A Teacup 05.28.22	Not having a favorite rapper is racist.
Storm In A Teacup 05.28.22	https://youtu.be/a80PM1sphrQ
Deez 05.28.22	I think its easy for me to go outside the box and pick someone else with more records, more consistency/bigger discog, more left field than BIG but id be trying to hard to not be so obvious when actually for flow, delivery, tone and just fun fucking tales hes who comes to mind, its just embedded. Its probably the first MC apart from Snoop and doggystyle that I would play over and over as a metal head when NO ONE was listening to rap in my circles in the 90s until then and what kicked off a love for hip hop 90s shit into rawkus then def jux and stuff. Although I would say Billy Woods/LUM and Elucid runs it close now. Breeze kinda just put out a dud but his game on CBS is untouchable also. Also wtf your shoutbox off Potz? Will check that new Onyx man, Did you see those Onyx Brady watts shit? https://youtu.be/BkLeca1v4WA hahaah so dope.
Ashen 05.28.22	Fred Durst 🤴
ffs 05.28.22	tough q maybe big daddy kane
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.28.22	@storm bruhh look at the average ratings for new nas vs illmatic here and on rym…
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.28.22	“ Did you see those Onyx Brady watts shit? https://youtu.be/BkLeca1v4WA hahaah so” On it
Ashen 05.28.22	out of touch with hip hop but Guru my true fav :)
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.28.22	updated
Clumseee 05.28.22	Project Wyze, Swollen Members
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.28.22	those are bands
Mort. 05.28.22	pots patience for illiteracy wearing thin
twlight 05.28.22	lupe fiasco the cool
twlight 05.28.22	they thought it would be cool
twlight 05.28.22	we out here and we miss u
Ebola 05.28.22	denzel curry
twlight 05.28.22	gogogog gaget
twlight 05.28.22	city in the Whole Wide World
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.28.22	This list is why we can’t have nice things
twlight 05.28.22	true
anarchistfish 05.28.22	Deltron 3030 was my gateway rap album Haven't seen a mention of it though its quality is more down to production than Del per se
foxblood 05.28.22	Viper for me
FadedSun 05.28.22	Surprised no one has listed Freddie Gibbs on here. I didn't even want to make a single choice haha
Avagantamos 05.28.22	Kool Keith and Del are probably my #2 and 3
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.28.22	@avagantamos well your top 3 makes me want to check your #1 out, I always assumed he was just kinda another run of the mill ASAP gang kinda dude @fadedsun I actively dislike Freddie Gibbs tbh, his career would be a lot more peripheral to me if it wasn’t for the fact that he does so much work with madlib. There are just so many other rappers I’d rather see madlib work with than him
Avagantamos 05.28.22	SGP is kind of a tricky one. I usually hesitate to seriously recommend him to anyone, as his stuff can be pretty... out there to say the least. But I'd definitely say he's the biggest trend setter in hip hop of the last 10+ years. he's pretty much the originator of that ASAP mob sound, whatever those gremlins like xxxtentacion were trying to copy, and Playboi Carti's "king vamp" schtick. He unfortunately doesn't demonstrate his full capabilities as a rapper too often, so the vocal performances can be a mixed bag, but his production never disappoints. I feel like I'm approaching rambling territory, so if you're interested in exploring his catalog, I suggest Blvcklvnd Rxdix 66.6 as a starting point https://soundcloud.com/spaceghostarchive/sets/blvcklvnd-rvdix-66-6
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.28.22	Cool thanks I will. Even if I don’t end up liking it it’s always nice to glean a new bit of hip hop trivia
Shemson 05.28.22	Throwing this out there totally at odds with this list but when it comes to just rapping, Big Boi > Andre 3000
Avagantamos 05.28.22	they're so close for me. I'm always flip flopping on which I prefer, but as for right now I think I would agree with you
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.28.22	I’m inclined to agree as well, andre’s skillset is in his songwriting
BillyBrill 05.28.22	MF Doom remains the only rapper who I’ve given a perfect score to, so it’s gotta be him. That being said I do need to get into more hip hop.
mrdogthrow 05.28.22	Danny brown, but Denzel is a veryyy close second.
Storm In A Teacup 05.28.22	Yeah pots i dont want to compare them. Just wonder who else has managed to have critical acclaim like nas then 25 years later have well respected albums still.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.28.22	Well lots have well respected albums still, whether critically or amongst the community, but I can’t think of any that dropped their classic past the 90s
Drifter 05.28.22	eminem?
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.28.22	True, Marshall matters 2000, cuttin it as close as possible lmao
Drifter 05.28.22	lmao ik was half joking about that one but wouldn't mf doom count for madvillain
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.28.22	That’s a tricky one because although he was active throughout 90s with KMD and such, he wasn’t really MF DOOM until what, ‘99 or something? Like in my mind DOOM is a quintessential 00’s Hip-Hop project, alongside Slum Village.
Drifter 05.28.22	look bro im playing for technicalities lmao
Drifter 05.28.22	well, actually i think del would count? pretty sure most people flock to deltron 3030 but actually, again, 2000 lmao
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.28.22	Lmao well I’m open to adjusting the cut-off to 2001
Hyperion1001 05.28.22	ugly mane is my favorite for extremely personal reasons so I feel like a list of my favorites does a better job explaining my tastes (not that anyone gives a shit lmao). My favorites would be like: 1. Lil ugly mane 2. MF DOOM 3. GZA 4. Kool Keith 5. Big L 6. Uglyfrank 7. Gangsta Boo 8. Pharoahe Monch 9. KRS One 10. O.C.
Drifter 05.28.22	1. pac 2. snoop 3. master p 4. the game 5. bizzy bone 6. eminem 7. woodie 8. daz dillinger 9. mac (not miller) 10. jay-z think thats about right. after top 5 the ranking gets a lil shakey but yeah #roastme
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.28.22	That’s a great too 5 Hyperion. Never heard of uglyfrank but the rest of your 10 time is great too, with a sprinkle of eclecticism in choosing gangsta boo for good measure lol
Hyperion1001 05.28.22	uglyfrank is another personal favorite. that first illfightyou tape is one of my all time favorites and frank is the most talented rapper there. his verse on this track is in my top 5, gun to my head I could recite every word lmao. https://youtu.be/rpO_6Mz4yyQ also I genuinely think boo is the most talented of the 36 crew. her verses on mystic styles are legendary.
Drifter 05.28.22	i like the gangsta boo inclusion too. she always killed it on the 90s albums
eureka 05.28.22	andre 3000 is my favorite, I barely know any of the other rappers on this list except for doom
Drifter 05.28.22	bruh how
eureka 05.28.22	not really into rap music in general
Drifter 05.28.22	cringe
eureka 05.28.22	fair enough
eureka 05.28.22	wait - how are asher roth and vanilla ice on this list and the beastie boys are not represented at all?
Drifter 05.28.22	beastie boys is my favorite rapper
Storm In A Teacup 05.28.22	Slim thug
Avagantamos 05.28.22	Gangsta Boo pick is based as hell Hyp. most of the rest of my top 10 would be Memphis rappers
Hyperion1001 05.28.22	when you see gangsta boo + La chat you know it’s gonna be some good shit
Get Low 05.28.22	Pots you forgot to add me to 9
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.29.22	I was doing you a favour
Keyblade 05.29.22	seeing 9 then the description made me lol
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.29.22	I think EMIM might have been genuinely upset about 34 as well But hey fucking do better lmao
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.29.22	I haven't put any time into making up a top 10 fav rappers list myself but just off the cuff some of my top contenders alongside Kool Keith would be MF DOOM, Buckshot, Sadat X, KRS-One, Imani, Lil Ugly Mane, Method Man, ODB, Busta, Breeze Brewin', Vast Aire, Baatin or T3 (id have to hunker down and decide who i prefer), Chubb Rock, Masta Ace, Matter Ov Fact, Redman and Son Doobie or Tomahawk Funk (another time where its hard to decide who i like better as they just work together so well). There are a lot of others to consider as well. For favourite producers off the cuff top contenders would be J Dilla (number one), Buckwild (number two), Prince Paul (number three), and then Lord Finesse, Pete Rock, Kutmasta Kurt, Dan the Automator, Diamond D, Premier, Prodigy and Havoc inseparably (lol), Evil Dee, Godfather Don, Madlib, DOOM again, EL-P, Fat Jon, The Beatnuts (also inseparably)
Get Low 05.29.22	"I was doing you a favour" favor* I don't want any favors bro just add me chop chop
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.29.22	Do me a favour and take your pea brain American spelling and insert it upside your rectus
Avagantamos 05.29.22	what are your thoughts on DJ paul and juicy J's production?
Shemson 05.29.22	You know what Pots, it’s not cool to say, but Busta is great, agreed
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.29.22	Dj Paul and juicy j are kind of like “The Room” of hip hop production to me lol @shem yeah busta is a legend. Even beyond just being one of the best on a technical level between his solo stuff and Leaders of the New School he’s got at least 3 all time classics classics imo.
notagenius 05.29.22	@getlow pots obviously had high expectations for this list, but we were all too rookie. lmao some of us threw him bands, pop singers and producers. We need to be understanding of his reaction to disappointments. @pots When you decide to start a questionnaire, be true to the results. Scientific spirit. When you ask a group of people, accept everyone, the spirit of inclusion.
widowslaugh123 05.29.22	Put me down for del tha funkee homosapien or however Sputnik spells it
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.29.22	its not that serious @notagenius All in good fun, results to be expected of this site
Drifter 05.29.22	"or however Sputnik spells it" its how he spells it? lol
DominionMM1 05.29.22	“For favourite producers off the cuff top contenders would be J Dilla (number one), Buckwild (number two), Prince Paul (number three), and then Lord Finesse, Pete Rock, Kutmasta Kurt, Dan the Automator, Diamond D, Premier, Prodigy and Havoc inseparably (lol), Evil Dee, Godfather Don, Madlib, DOOM again, EL-P, Fat Jon, The Beatnuts (also inseparably)” no rza?
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.29.22	I don’t think Rza would quite make my top 10. Top 20 probs
DominionMM1 05.29.22	consistency is an issue but his peak (93-97 or so) is untouchable for me
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.29.22	He is one of the greats for sure
widowslaugh123 05.29.22	Drifter he doesn’t spell it that way. Or at least it isn’t spelled that way in his albums
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.29.22	“Tha” is just a stylization he sometimes uses. Both are correct.
Drifter 05.29.22	https://www.discogs.com/release/216431-Del-Tha-Funkee-Homosapien-I-Wish-My-Brother-George-Was-Here but yes his later ones are "the"
Drifter 05.29.22	oh and would 50 cent count for the 2000s debate. he started getting a buzz in the late 90s but didnt drop grodt til 03
widowslaugh123 05.29.22	Ok but how do you explain the “Funkee”? HMMMM? I’m mostly just bitchin because I always forget how it’s spelled when I use the search bar
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.29.22	I wouldn’t count Fiddy because he doesn’t even have any 90s albums as a reference point. I think the metric in my mind is loosely “started dropping albums in the late 80’s slash early to mid 90’s”
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.29.22	I think “funkee” is just another stylization. I’ve seen it here and there. Del is infamously one of the laziest rappers of all time so I wouldn’t expect much in the way of consistency from him
Purpl3Spartan 05.29.22	Will Swan
Deez 05.30.22	1. Big 2. Kool G. 3 Doom 4. Breeze 5. LUM 6. Big Juss 7. Billy Woods 8. Method Man 9. Mad Skillz 10. Finesse
InFiction 05.30.22	MF DOOM
notagenius 05.30.22	My other options will be Biggie, Method Man, Redman. in (old school) hiphop, my insight is basic.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.30.22	Redman is bae af
notagenius 05.30.22	agreed. redman is inimitable. surprisingly no one else has mentioned him
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.30.22	I think he’s a bit overlooked in general. I don’t see him talked about much anywhere anymore
Gestapo 05.30.22	big l
Drifter 05.30.22	you could almost say method man’s classic was blackout. i know you’re partial to tical pots but many aren’t and adore blackout but it is a collab so not sure it would count. obv red got a couple classics
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.30.22	I like Tical and blackout both a lot. I’d definitely consider Blackout closer to Method Man’s peak than to Redmans tho. I’d take Redmans first three albums over Tical or Blackout any day. Love those albs
dedex 05.30.22	Nas
notagenius 05.30.22	I'd def go for Blackout. redman's rap is variable and method's is rigid. when on their own, I get tired of method man's after a while of listening because of its heavy graininess, but I never get tired of redman's. in short, I prefer method man in groups. redman is great both individually and collaboratively.
notagenius 05.30.22	redman's 2020 EP is also one of my favorites. I believe there's a good chance he could still make a classic piece.
Donchivo 05.30.22	Fredro Starr from Onyx (album should be 'All we got iz us')
protokute 05.30.22	Q-Tip!!!
Cimnele 05.30.22	Solange
notagenius 05.30.22	btw when Eminem was with D12 a lot, I thought Proof from D12 was very, very good!
botb 05.30.22	I’m a mos Def man
Masochist 05.30.22	At the moment, Killer Mike.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.30.22	Woof
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.30.22	@notagenius I think blackout has a few duds and that’s why I prefer his first 3 solo albums but the highs on blackout are reeal high
alamo 05.30.22	if i cant have lana del rapper give me sematary
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.30.22	You made your bed
alamo 05.30.22	well at least i'm sharing that bed w get low cuddling
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.30.22	True
neekafat 05.30.22	ctrl+F: “Kanye” …dam
Drifter 05.30.22	he's not a rapper he's an artist
neekafat 05.30.22	Ok
Drifter 05.30.22	lmao the amount of times i see people (children) say that online is insane. its so funny to me
Storm In A Teacup 05.30.22	If someone really asks for it you can give them 21 Pilots as their favorite rapper.
Storm In A Teacup 05.30.22	Lol
0GuyMan0 05.30.22	Pusha T is my guy.
Wildcardbitchesss 05.30.22	peggy
ConcubinaryCode 05.30.22	pos
Deez 05.30.22	Muddy waters my fave redman for sure (for me). Good point about Meth, Norm actually re better in groups or in features Apart from early WU and the first Tical ( I do like the second also NOT SORRY) but after that his main shines have been on features
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.30.22	You don’t need to be sorry, virtually all wu tang solo albums beyond debuts are pretty shit
normaloctagon 05.30.22	put me down for DOOM!
fogza 05.31.22	i'm suprised no-one has mentioned ed sheeran, he's able to rap and sing and play with lots of pedals
Storm In A Teacup 05.31.22	Oh fogza, 🤗
Storm In A Teacup 06.02.22	Every user who didn't comment on this list is a racist.
itsyaboijjallin 06.03.22	ruben slikk
kevbogz 08.09.22	put me down for big l too